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He still had his hair dyed the grey colour he'd transformed it to to play the iconic role, making it look even more dapper by scraping it back for his lunch outing.

Daniel wrapped up for the Big Apple in jeans and a smart black coat with a scarf around his neck.

Transformation: The Gangs of New York star adopted grey locks to channel former US President Abraham Lincoln, which is due for release in Britain in January

Lunch outing: Daniel headed to Lenny's to grab a sandwich showing off his dapper looks in his smart casual ensemble on Wednesday

The normally dark haired star is due to be seen on the big screen as the former US President in Lincoln in January and his turn in the biopic is already creating waves months before its release, albeit not necessarily for positive reasons.

The first trailer for Steven Spielberg's
drama hit the web last month, and critics have taken aim at the actor's
portrayal of the 16th US leader - in particular his voice as the former
President.

Critics
have been left distinctly unimpressed by Day-Lewis' impersonation of the
politician's voice, with one labelling it 'meek'.

Grey day: The actor's highly anticipated version of Abraham Lincoln is set for release in the next few months

The actor underwent a heavy physical
transformation to play Lincoln in the film, which depicts the final four
months of the President’s life and is based on a biography written by
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham
Lincoln.

In character, Day-Lewis is seen
reciting the Gettysburg Address - widely regarded as one of the greatest
speeches in American history.

No
recordings of Lincoln exist, although several contemporaries insisted
his voice was 'shrill', with one calling it 'squeaking, piping,
unpleasant'.

In character: Day-Lewis as he appears in the film, which is set in 1863 during the American Civil War

Changing roles: Daniel wrapped filming on the movie earlier this year and several trailers have since been released

Oscar-winning
actor Day-Lewis worked hard on his vocal imitation, but movie experts
and political watchers are not impressed with his portrayal.

Slate.com noted that the actor avoided the kind of 'booming baritone'
associated with the country's 'greatest orators' and had instead opted
to voice Lincoln 'surprisingly high, folksy, even meek'.

However,
historians have jumped to defend Day-Lewis, insisting that his voicing
of Lincoln is accurate in the movie, which also stars Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field.